Cave Temples of Mogao Art and History on the Silk Road

Name: Cave Temples of Mogao Art and History on the Silk Road
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ISBN: 9780892365852

ISBN-10: 0892365854

ISBN-13: 9780892365852

Edition: 2000

Authors: Roderick Whitfield, Susan Whitfield, Neville Agnew, Lois Conner, Wu Jian

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The Mogao grottoes in China, situated near the oasis town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. In some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi desert are preserved one thousand years of exquisite murals and sculpture. Mogao, founded by Buddhist monks as an isolated monastery in the late fourth century, evolved into an artistic and spiritual center whose renown extended from the Chinese capital to the far western kingdoms of the Silk Road. Among its treasures are miles of stunning wall paintings, more than two thousand statues, magnificent works on silk and paper, and thousands of ancient…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword


At the Desert Gateway to China


The Blazing Beacon


Lost Treasures of the Silk Road


The Peerless Caves


Temples of the Pure Lands


A Millennium of Murals


Conserving the Heritage of Mogao


Monasteries, Monks, and Manuscripts


The Art Gallery in the Desert


Suggested Reading


Acknowledgments